Relationship of pneumococcal and influenza vaccination frequency with health literacy in the rural population in Turkey

Guclu Ö., Demirci H., OCAKOĞLU G., Guclu Y., Uzaslan E., KARADAĞ M.

VACCINE, cilt.37, sa.44, ss.6617-6623, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 44
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.049
  • Dergi Adı: VACCINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6617-6623
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pneumococcal vaccine, Influenza vaccine, Health literacy, OLDER, MANAGEMENT, PHYSICIANS, BEHAVIORS, ADULTS, RATES, RISK
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Vaccines have been shown to prevent illness, disability and death from vaccine-preventable diseases. The purpose of our study was to analyze the influenza and pneumococcal vaccination status of patients, the factors that influence the uptake of influenza/pneumococcal vaccination and the effects of health literacy (HL) on vaccination.